Row of houses

The impact of rising mortgages explained

Published on 21 June 2023

On Thursday, the Bank of England will decide whether to increase the base rate once again. How will this impact households' finances?

Authors

Tom Waters
Tom Waters

Associate Director

Tom is an Associate Director at the IFS and Head of the Income, Work and Welfare sector.

Explainer details

DOI
10.1920/ex.ifs.2023.0009
Publisher
Institute for Fiscal Studies

Suggested citation

Waters, T. (2023). The impact of rising mortgages explained [Explainer] Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/impact-rising-mortgages-explained (accessed: 8 May 2024).

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